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Ferid Murad | |
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 Murad at a lecture in 2008 | |
| Born | September 14, 1936 Whiting, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 2023 (aged 86) Menlo Park, California, U.S. |
| Education | DePauw University (BS) Case Western Reserve University (MD, PhD) |
| Known for | Discoveries concerning cyclic GMP as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system |
| Spouse | Carol A. Leopold |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998) and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Pharmacology |
| Institutions | University of Virginia (1970–81), Stanford University (1981–88), Northwestern University (1988–1998), Abbott Laboratories (1988–93), McGovern Medical School (1997–2011), George Washington University (2011–2017), Palo Alto VA Medical Center (2017–2023) |
| Doctoral advisor | Earl Sutherland, Jr. and Theodore Rall |
Ferid Murad (September 14, 1936 – September 4, 2023) was an American physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.